Maldives

As set out in DFAT’s Maldives COVID-19 Development Response Plan, Australia’s development cooperation program in Maldives contributes to three objectives: health security, social stability and economic recovery from COVID-19, with a focus on inclusion and addressing vulnerability.

Australia and Maldives share a commitment to a peaceful, stable and prosperous Indian Ocean region. We established bilateral relations in 1974 and in 2024 mark 50 years of diplomatic ties. Australia opened its High Commission in Malé in 2023. 

Links to Australian Government information about Maldives.